Congratulations are in order for former DOKKEN/DIO bassist Jeff Pilson, whose wife, Ravinder, gave birth to a baby daughter, Olivia Marcelene Pilson, on Wednesday, June 9 at 8:19 p.m. Olivia weighed in at a healthy 4 lbs. 14 oz. Both mother and daughter (and Jeff) are doing well, according to a posting on Pilson's web ...

PRIMORDIAL's Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill fronted a special tribute to BATHORY's Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg at Ireland's Day of Darkness festival on Saturday, June 12. Nemtheanga was joined for the impromptu performance by a host of artists from Ireland's tight-knit black metal scene. The hastily assembled tribute was conceived just 24 hours before the event, with the ...

Legendary producer Eddie Kramer will be auctioning off personal items from KISS, JIMI HENDRIX and LED ZEPPELIN during the 2004 Classic Rock Auction starting July 18 via Backstage Auctions, Inc. Throughout his 30-year career, Eddie Kramer has been behind the boards for the biggest names in music. But he is probably best known for his ...

DREAM EVIL's video for the song "The Book Of Heavy Metal" has been posted at the web site of the group's Korean record label (via a licensing deal with Century Media Records) Dope Entertainment. Check it out in Windows Media format at this location (13.5 MB). "The Book Of Heavy Metal" comes off ...

Dru Willis of the Abilene Reporter-News reports that fans of country singer Kevin Fowler would hardly recognize photos of him taken 15 years ago. That's when the singer of songs like "Beer, Bait and Ammo" and "100% Texan" wore long hair and played in the heavy metal band DANGEROUS TOYS. Now, Fowler hangs around with ...

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson did a phone interview several days ago with Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM. Listen to the audio of the 11-minute conversation in Windows Media format at this location. As previously reported, Lifeson's battery trial has been pushed to September 13, following a defense motion. The guitarist and ...

METALLICA will be the special guests on the July 10 edition of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball". The band are expected to discuss their upcoming documentary, "Some Kind of Monster", which is scheduled to be released in small theaters in New York and San Francisco on July 9, with plans to show the movie in other U.S. ...

GuitarPlayer.com is currently spotlighting several bands that are scheduled to appear on Ozzfest 2004's second stage, including SLIPKNOT, LACUNA COIL, GOD FORBID and ATREYU. A couple of excerpts follow: SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson on the tyranny of influences: "I love all kinds of music, but I don't sound like anything except me. I ...

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has spoken to the New York Post about his new band and the breakup of the original lineup of GUNS N' ROSES, his hugely influential previous outfit. What follows are several excerpts from that interview: New York Post: During our conversation, you've been reluctant to even say the words GUNS N' ...